$740 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 50% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $615
- 2021: $740
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Remote Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Forty per cent of people in Remote Australia earn under $650 a week, the biggest slice of the local income pie. This region generally earns less than the national average, though most typical incomes have risen since 2011.
$1,307
▲ +37.9%
- $1,000–$1,089: 2 areas
- $1,089–$1,179: 2 areas
- $1,179–$1,268: 4 areas
- $1,268–$1,357: 4 areas
- $1,357–$1,446: 4 areas
- $1,446–$1,536: 6 areas
- $1,536–$1,625: 2 areas
- $1,625–$1,714: 1 area
- $1,714–$1,804: 1 area
- $1,804–$1,893: 4 areas
- $1,893–$1,982: 1 area
- $1,982–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,161: 1 area
- $2,161–$2,250: 1 area
- $2,250–$2,339: 1 area
- $2,339–$2,429: 1 area
- $2,429–$2,518: 0 areas
- $2,518–$2,607: 0 areas
- $2,607–$2,696: 0 areas
- $2,696–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,875: 0 areas
- $2,875–$2,964: 0 areas
- $2,964–$3,054: 1 area
- $3,054–$3,143: 0 areas
- $3,143–$3,232: 0 areas
- $3,232–$3,321: 0 areas
- $3,321–$3,411: 0 areas
- $3,411–$3,500: 1 area
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Remote Australia — lower than 75% of areas.
| Remote Australia | $1,307 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,307 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. While personal and family incomes are a little below national levels, they are around the middle compared to similar areas.
$1,307 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $948
- 2016: $1,124
- 2021: $1,307
Median total household income per week.
$1,728 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,220
- 2016: $1,420
- 2021: $1,728
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 13.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. However, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has grown to 9.1% since 2011.
9.1%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.1%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/income